Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes allows you to attach Kubernetes clusters running anywhere so that you can manage and configure them in Azure. By managing all of your Kubernetes resources in a single control plane, you can enable a more consistent development and operation experience, helping you run cloud-native apps anywhere and on any Kubernetes platform.
Clusters that you connect to Azure are represented as their own resources in Azure Resource Manager, and they can be organized using resource groups and tagging.
Supported Kubernetes distributions
Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes works with any Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) certified Kubernetes clusters. This includes clusters running on other public cloud providers (such as GCP or AWS) and clusters running on your on-premises data center (such as VMware vSphere or Azure Stack HCI).
Deploy and manage Kubernetes applications from Azure Marketplace.
Deploy services that allow you to take advantage of specific hardware, comply with data residency requirements, or enable new scenarios. Examples of services include:
This service supports Azure Lighthouse, which lets service providers sign in to their own tenant to manage subscriptions and resource groups that customers have delegated.